Bushwalkers and 4WDs : an 81HA bushfire is burning North East of the Cobberas, Alpine Walking Track & Cowambat Flat Track GR 55 HEV 992214, CFA is responding
Mt Hotham backcountry avalanche and warning, 8 Aug 2017
An avalanche occurred in Mt Hotham’s backcountry on 8 August. There were no injuries to mountain staff or guests.
This follows warnings from the Mt Hotham Ski Patrol team regarding the high risk of avalanches in the backcountry due to the large amount of snowfall, cold temperatures and strong winds that has occurred over the last few days.
Mt Hotham Ski Patrol perform avalanche control work daily and noted in their snow report today the danger of sizeable wind slab avalanches at higher elevations.
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SAFETY ALERT: There is no water on the Viking and Razor, March 2016
March 2016. Bushwalkers undertaking remote day or multi day hiking trips in the Mount Howitt, Cross Cut, Mt Speculation, Razor and Viking areas of the Alpine National Park are required to ensure they have adequate water before leaving trail heads.
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VicEmergency – emergency warnings for fire, flood, storms, power outages and other incidents
VicEmergency is a single all-emergencies website for Victorians.
VicEmergency is Victoria’s primary website for emergency warnings for fire and flood and provides a single source of information and advice to help people prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.
The site has a real-time Google Map display with emergency events including fires, floods, storms, power outages, hazardous material incidents and traffic incidents. It also includes important planning and recovery information on fire and flood.